October 13, 2007

4 Treatments Left!

Dear Family & Friends,

It’s been a little while since I wrote last, but as they say, “no news is good news.” Things were a little crazy last week after he was released from the hospital, trying to make adjustments to his blood thinning medication and get his blood flow stable. But we seem to have worked out the kinks now and he’s been stable for the last 5 days. So this week has been pretty uneventful, and that’s the way we like it.

The BIG NEWS is that Evan has just 4 treatments left. His last treatment will be next Thursday the 18th. We can hardly wait for this phase of the treatment to be over. He is just completely depleted of energy and strength. Except for the daily trip to radiation, he doesn’t want to go anywhere or do anything except rest.

We’re really hoping he starts to feel better during his one-month vacation from all the treatments. In fact we’re counting on it - we just cashed in all Evan’s frequent flier miles and got four airline tickets to Los Angeles. Some of our dearest and closest friends have a little one-bedroom condo right near the beach, south of Los Angeles, and have graciously offered to let us stay there for some serious rest and relaxation. We leave the day before Thanksgiving and the day after Evan’s next MRI. We hope it will be “just what the doctor ordered” for all of us!

As always, thank you all for your continued prayers on Evan’s behalf! We appreciate it so much!

Love,
Margot